Volleyball to Face Western Carolina in First Round of SoCon Tournament Thursday
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) volleyball team begins its quest in the 2024 Southern Conference (SoCon) Tournament as the No. 9 seed, facing No. 8 Western Carolina on Thursday, Nov. 21 in the first round at 4:00 p.m. The tournament will be held Nov. 21-24, in Spartanburg, South Carolina, at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium.
Western Carolina and UNCG split two matches during the regular season. The Catamounts won via sweep on Nov. 9, while the Spartans won in four sets on Oct. 11.
The last time the Catamounts and Spartans faced each other in postseason was in 2016 when UNCG topped Western Carolina, 3-2, in the SoCon quarterfinal round.
The Mercer Bears won the Southern Conference regular-season title and claimed the top seed in the 2024 SoCon Volleyball Championship.
No. 1 Mercer (24-5, 14-2 SoCon) will face the winner of No. 8 Western Carolina (8-20, 2-13) and No. 9 UNCG (7-21, 2-14) on Friday, Nov. 22, at 1:30 p.m. The Bears went 2-0 against both squads, winning over the Catamounts via sweep on Oct. 26 and Nov. 6, and defeating the Spartans in four sets on Oct. 18 and in three sets on Saturday.
The semifinal round of the tournament will be held on Saturday, Nov. 23, with matches scheduled for 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., before the tournament culminates at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 24, with the championship match.
The tournament champion will earn the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Volleyball Championship.
2024 Southern Conference Volleyball Championship
Spartanburg, South Carolina (Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium)
Thursday, Nov. 21
First Round
Match 1: No. 8 Western Carolina vs. No. 9 UNCG, 4 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Friday, Nov. 22
Quarterfinals
Match 2: No. 4 Samford vs. No. 5 The Citadel, 10:30 a.m. (ESPN+)
Match 3: No. 1 Mercer vs. Match 1 winner, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Match 4: No. 2 Wofford vs. No. 7 Chattanooga, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Match 5: No. 3 ETSU vs. No. 6 Furman, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Saturday, Nov. 23
Semifinals
Match 6: Match 2 winner vs. Match 3 winner, 4 p.m. (ESPN+)
Match 7: Match 4 winner vs. Match 5 winner, 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
Sunday, Nov. 24
Championship
Match 8: Match 6 winner vs. Match 7 winner, 4 p.m. (ESPN+)
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